Each year, prescribed pharmaceuticals benefit millions of people. This usually results in an improved quality of life, as in the case of arthritis medications or insulin, for example. Prescription drugs can also save lives, many times over. Cardiac, statins, and anti-coagulating medications often mean the difference between life or death. Yet, despite the benefits, a […]
While Alabama’s statewide mask mandate expired April 9, the Von Braun Center will continue requiring facial coverings in the facility per Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle’s Face Covering Protocols for City Premises released April 8. The VBC announced the decision in a news release Monday. In accordance with Battle’s protocols, city buildings will require employees and […]
With the statewide mask ordinance expiring Friday, Madison County businesses are considering their options concerning their customers and their employees in terms of their masking policies going forward. Local officials discussed these options, along with an update on sequencing and efficacy from the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology this week. “We are so close to this […]
Following the lead of Gov. Kay Ivey, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle said he will allow the city’s mask mandate to lapse. Ivey announced this month she was not going the extend the statewide mandate, letting it expire April 9. Since last July, Huntsville, Madison and Madison County required masks to be worn in public. Last […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration is increasing the maximum amount small businesses and non-profit organizations can borrow through its COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, the agency announced. Starting the week of April 6, the SBA is raising the loan limit for the COVID-19 EIDL program from six months of economic injury with a maximum […]
Huntsville has received high marks for its ability to keep working during the pandemic. Now community and business leaders want to document the regional experience through a survey. Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber, and the mayor’s technology initiatives – GEO Huntsville, Energy Huntsville, Cyber Huntsville and Bio Huntsville – have collaborated with […]
Mayor Battle: “We still have to wear masks; we still have to stay apart; and we still have to sanitize”
Imagine a world where disease can be quickly identified through genetic analysis. Once considered the stuff of science fiction, genomic sequencing is now emerging to the forefront as a valuable means to identify and quite possibly, predict disease. Genomic sequencing is an invaluable diagnostic tool for patients with rare genetic diseases. However, in the past, […]
More vaccines are on the way to Madison County
Gov. Kay Ivey: “Folks we’re not there, yet. But goodness knows we’re getting closer.”
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